The progeny of the Aga Khan Stallions have already notched up the first wins of the year. Kahyasi, Sinndar and Daylami have all scored. SINNDAR's first winner of 2006 was the Italian bred VINTAGE BOWL, who won over 10f at Naples on 30th January. The 3 yo filly out of Nightlark (Night Shift-Overruled) was bred by Azienda Agricola Loreto Luciani and ...
The Aga Khan bred Linngari took Thursday night's Group 3 Al Rashidiya at Nad Al Sheba. A son of Indian Ridge, LINNGARI's dam LIDAKIYA is by the top broodmare sire Kahyasi out of Lilissa (Doyoun), making her a half sister to Tattersalls' Gold Cup runner-up LIVADIYA (Shernazar). Formerly trained by Sir Michael Stoute, LINNGARI was sold to South African trainer Herman ...
A half brother to World Champion AZAMOUR was born last weekend. The well made bay colt is by Anabaa out of ASMARA, giving him plenty to live up to. Another smartly bred new arrival last week was the grey DALAKHANI colt out of Sagalina (LINAMIX), a full sister to Arc de Triomphe winner Sagamix and a half sister to Criterium de ...
Sinndar, Daylami and Dalakhani's first foals of 2006 arrived at the weekend. The grand-daughter of Top Ville's full sister TARSILA, Takariya (Arazi-Takarouna by Green Dancer), had a nice, neat filly foal by DAYLAMI last Thursday night. His half brother DALAKHANI, whose first foals of 2005 averaged over €100 000 in the sales ring, also has his first 2006 foal on the ...
Azamour is 2005's World Champion Older Horse (I, Turf) and the Highest Rated Older Horse in Europe according to the official World Thoroughbred Racehorse Rankings issued earlier this week. SINNDAR's daughter SHAWANDA came out on top as the European Champion 3 year old filly (L), ranked equal with Divine Proportions, who headed the middle distance fillies division. Updated 19/01/2006. ...
LINAMIX closed the 2005 flat season as the 4th leading living sire in Europe by prize money won, Montjeu, Sadler's Wells and Giant's Causeway being ahead of him, with the deceased Danehill at the top of the listing. At a covering fee of €40 000, and a strike rate of 67% winners to runners, LINAMIX surely represents value for breeders. Contact ...
Of the top 20 freshman sires of foals from Selected North American and European Mixed Sales in 2005, Dalakhani is 6th, and ranks only behind Oasis Dream as the European based stallion with the highest foal average. DALAKHANI's 3 foals (filly ex. Quiet Counsel, colt ex. Ballymore Celebre and filly ex. Delilah) averaged over €110 000 at the Tattersalls December Foal ...
The doors of the Aga Khan Studs are ALWAYS open to breeders wishing to view our stallions. Simply contact Gilltown Stud on +353 45 481216 or Haras de Bonneval on +33 231 481860 to arrange a time that is convenient. It is that easy! Updated 11/01/06 ...
The finalists for the 35th annual Eclipse Awards in America include INTERCONTINENTAL and HIRAPOUR, both offspring of the veteran KAHYASI. The winners will be announced on 23rd January at the Awards Ceremony in Beverly Hills, California. The Juddmonte bred INTERCONTINENTAL, whose broodmare sire is KAHYASI being by Danehill out of Hasili, won the Gr.1 Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf, her ...
December's issue of PACEMAKER featured the following write up on Kalanisi; "Though a late-maturing type, who was unraced as a two-year old but became one of the very best middle-distance runners in the world, multiple Group 1 star KALANISI finished eighth in the freshman sires' table." The article concludes, "KALANISI certainly looks likely to sire pattern winners and he seems sure ...
The Aga Khan Studs are pleased to announce Azamour is due to return home today to Gilltown Stud following his colic surgery a week ago. Irish Stud Manager Pat Downes commented: "Thankfully, AZAMOUR has made a straight forward recovery from surgery and the attending vets were highly satisfied with his recuperation this week. He looks well and we're happy to have ...
DARASA was the pick of the bunch at the Agence Francaise Deauville venue on Sunday, selling for €160 000 to Patricia Boutin's Suprina Agency. There was no shortage of interest in the well made Barathea mare out of Darshaan's Group placed daughter Darashandeh, sold in foal to Domedriver. Herself a winner, DARASA is also a half sister to the promising Polish ...
Azamour was yesterday evening admitted to Troytown Hospital with colic. Last night an operation was performed by Troytown Hospital Partners Michael Sadlier and Hugh Dillon. Mr. Sadlier commented that "Azamour was admitted to Troytown yesterday evening and underwent colic surgery. He has made an excellent recovery from the surgery and anaesthetic and we are pleased with his progress at this stage. ...
The un-raced Daylami mare Tussah was yesterday sold for 350 000 guineas at Tattersalls. Her dam Bombazine is a half sister to no less than Barathea and Gossamer, and she was sold with a Rainbow Quest cover to agent Charlie Gordon-Watson for 350 000 guineas on behalf of a private client. Tussah now heads to the Cumani's Fittocks Stud. Updated 01/12/2005 ...
Irish Oaks and Prix Vermeille heroine Shawanda (Sinndar - Shamawna) has been purchased by Godolphin. The Godolphin acquisition also includes this year's Queen Anne and Prix d'Ispahan winner Valixir, dual Group 3 winner Caradak, and Oiseau Rare, winner of the Group 2 Prix de Royallieu. All four are expected to stay in training in 2006, with Valixir and Caradak destined for ...
Moonlight Dance, winner of this year's Group 3 International Stakes, made 800 000 guineas at Tattersalls mare sales yesterday. The daughter of Sinndar out of Daylami's dam Style of Life, and in foal to High Chaparral, was the subject of a swift opening bid of 500 000 guineas from Australian Paul Makin, and after a couple of equally swift responses from ...
Two Dalakhani foals realised 95 000 guineas at the Tattersalls December Foal Sales this week. Lot 998, a March filly out of Discreet Brief's dam Quiet Counsel, was snapped up for 95 000 guineas by Algarve Bloodstock's Barry Root on Friday. The following day a January colt out of winning mare Ballymore Celebre went to Dwayne Woods, also at 95 000 ...
Lot 927, a Fantastic Light colt out of the KAHYASI mare Karsiyaka, topped yesterday's foal sale in Newmarket. The colt was signed for by John Ferguson who went to 120 000 guineas to secure him. His dam, Karsiyaka, was bought by Richard Aston of Goldford Stud as a filly out of training at 3, and is currently carrying to Choisir. She ...
The 14 year old DALARA, by Doyoun and a half sister to Darshaan, topped the Goffs November Breeding Stock Sales. David Nagle's 7 figure bid secured the dam of Daliapour, currently in foal to Alhaarth, for whom a Sadler's Wells cover may be next. At €1 000 000, Dalara became the highest priced broodmare to be sold at Irish auction in ...
The first foals of 4 time Group 1 winner DALAKHANI will be offered at the Newmarket venue on 25th and 26th November. The only colt on offer is lot 1551, out of the winning mare Ballymore Celebre, half sister to Stakes winners Nysaean and Charme Slave. By Darshaan, Dalakhani fillies are of particular appeal as future breeding prospects. The 4 catalogued ...
Selling at the Kill venue next week is a small selection of foals by Aga Khan stallions. A filly foal by the successful first season sire KALANISI, out of the Royal Applause mare Catcher Applause, sells on the first day, Monday (lot 157). A second Kalanisi filly out of Stakes placed Appalchia (lot 427) sells on Tuesday, followed on Wednesday by ...
The Aga Khan Studs have consigned a large draft of high class breeding prospects to Goffs November Breeding Stock sales. The draft includes over 30 broodmares and fillies by leading broodmare sires Darshaan, Doyoun, Kahyasi, Shirley Heights etc. Full details of their pedigrees and race course performances are available on the SALES section of this website. Lots 1245 to 1257 and ...
4 time Group 1 winner Azamour retires to Gilltown Stud in Co. Kildare where he will stand for a fee of €25 000. Fees for the other stallions standing the 2006 season at Gilltown are as follows: Dalakhani €35 000 ; Daylami €25 000 ; Kalanisi €10 000 At the Haras de Bonneval in Normandy, former Gilltown resident Sinndar will stand ...
Following the victories of Reefscape and Cherry Mix early this month, Carlotamix scored a 3rd Group 1 win for the progeny of Linamix at Saint Cloud yesterday. The unbeaten 2 year old, bred by SNC Lagardère Elevage, added yesterday's Gr.1 Critérium International to his Gr.3 victory at Longchamp last time out, by beating Stormy River a full 3 lengths. Linamix is ...
Azamour finished his illustrious racing career an unlucky 3rd in the Breeders' Cup Turf at Belmont Park on Saturday night. John Oxx lauded his talents by comparing him to "...top horses like Sinndar and Alamshar, and this fella ranks up there with them." Mick Kinane, speaking before Azamour's final run last week, also acknowledged the high regard he holds Azamour in, ...
Intercontinental's emphatic victory in the Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf on Saturday night replicated her full sister Bank Hill's winning performance 4 years ago, boosting Kahyasi's credentials as one of the world's leading broodmare sires. Already the winner of the Gr.1 Matriarch Stakes, Intercontinental's career all started with a winning debut at the Deauville August meeting as a 2 year ...
Kilworth was knocked down to David Loder for 360 000 guineas at the Tattersalls Horses in Training sale in Newmarket yesterday. The 2 year old son of Kalanisi out of the Stakes placed Perugino mare Perugia, was runner up in the Group 2 Royal Lodge Stakes after winning his maiden and is now a likely contender for the UAE Derby. While ...
Kerashan, a winning 3 year old by leading sire Sinndar out of the Doyoun mare Kerataka, was knocked down to trainer David Loder after outbidding Irish agent John McCormack. The bay gelding's winning dam is a half sister to Anglesey Stakes winner Keraka, and his new home has not been revealed by Loder. A further draft of the Aga Khan's horses ...
Cherry Mix won Sunday's Group 1 Gran Premio del Jockey Club at San Siro, Milan by 2 lengths to pick up his first Group 1 win, becoming the 10th individual Group 1 winner for his sire, Linamix. His victory followed hot on the heels of Reefscape's Group 1 win at Longchamp on Arc weekend. Runner up in the Arc last year, ...
Louvain notched up her 4th win from 11 starts at the weekend when winning the Listed Harold C. Ramser Handicap at Santa Anita. By Sinndar out of the Common Grounds mare Flanders, Louvain has been a consistent Stakes performer and held on gamely to win this one mile contest by three quarters of a length. Sinndar is currently the 3rd Leading ...
A chesnut colt by Sinndar out of Warning Belle realised 220 000 guineas in the Opening Session of Tattersalls October Yearling Sale Part I last week. An early foal, the colt is a half brother to 2 winners and a grand-son of Prix de l'Opera winner Bella Colora, herself the dam of 7 winners including Champion racehorse Stagecraft, as well as ...
Reefscape set out favourite for the Prix du Cadran at Longchamp on Sunday and duly quickened away from Alcazar and Ostankino to win in fine style by two lengths. Owned by Khalid Abdullah, the son of Linamix has the Ascot Gold Cup set as his 2006 target. Meanwhile at the Goffs France Arc sale on Saturday evening Starpix, a 3yo son ...
SHAMDALA beat another Aga Khan owned filly in Fraloga to win the Group 2 Prix de Chaudenay at Longchamp on Saturday. By Grand Lodge out of the KAHYASI mare Shamadara, Shamdala is likely to contest the Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare race in Belmont Park at the end of the month before retiring to stud. OISEAU RARE (King's Best ex Oiseau ...
Arc de Triomphe star Sinndar is to stand in France at the Aga Khan's Haras de Bonneval from next season. One of the leading 2nd crop sires in Europe, Sinndar was an unbeaten Group 1 winner as a 2 year old. He went on to become the European Champion 3 Year Old, winning both the Epsom and the Irish Derby and ...
Europe's top rated older horse Azamour, owned and bred by His Highness the Aga Khan, will retire to Gilltown Stud at the end of this season. Winner of the Group 2 Beresford Stakes as a 2 year old, Azamour went on to win the Group 1 St. James's Palace Stakes and the Group 1 Irish Champion Stakes as a 3 year ...
Sinndar yearlings averaged €128 000 at last week's Goffs Orby Million Sale in Ireland, almost 10 times his 2005 covering fee. The top priced yearling, bought by John Ferguson for €200 000, is a filly out of the Indian Ridge mare Interpose and was consigned by the Irish National Stud. Interpose's dam won the Group 2 Prix Maurice de Gheest and ...
Visit the SALES section of our website to view Aga Khan consigned stock at the forthcoming HIT sales in Tattersalls (Newmarket) on 25th October and Goffs (Ireland) on 28th October. Entries can be sorted by horse, sire, age, sale etc down the left hand side, and once you have selcted a lot,its full catalogue page consulted by clicking on the right ...
Kilworth finished runner-up in the Group 2 Royal Lodge Stakes at Newmarket on 25th September. A first foal out of the Perugino mare Perugia, this 2 year old son of Kalanisi had won last time out over a mile and was taking a step up in class over this distance. He carries an entry for the Racing Post Trophy at the ...
Daylami 7 colts/3 fillies - Kalanisi 2 colts/2 fillies - Linamix 2 colts/2 fillies - Sinndar 2 colts - Sendawar 1 filly By SINNDAR Lot 14 is an early colt out of Warning Belle, a half sister to Stagecraft. Lot 806 a colt out of Kallavesi, own sister to Listed winner Campo Catino and grand-daughter of Lisadell By SENDAWAR Lot 1276 ...
France's Leading Sire in the European prize money rankings, Linamix had another successful weekend with his progeny across Europe. Windya (ex Windy Gulch) won the Listed Grand Prix Inter-Regional Des 3 Ans in France on Saturday evening, Reefscape (ex Coraline) won the Gr. 3 Prix Gladiateur Royal Thalasso Barriere at Longchamp on Sunday, and he was also the broodmare sire of ...
